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the article is titled "5 PC Upgrades...", but i could only count 4...it briefly mentions graphics cards, but has no upgrade advice for them.

it also mentions antistatic bracelets - i've never used one in all my years of mucking around inside pc's - does anybody else here actually use them?

MM,
I use my wife's Life Alert bracelet when working on my computer.
Just push the button and all your neighbors come over to see what a mess I've made.
It is blue in color which match my eyes before I get shocked. hehehe
Have a great week end.

I've never worn one, either, in well over a decade of building computers and working on them. I do always discharge myself before beginning though. That sounds much dirtier than it is...I mean I touch something metal, like the workbench.

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